GE DDG6487L, DDE6407L Use and Care Manual

contents

ApplianceRegistration 2

A~tomatic.;D~ying. “.. ..

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Caie’a<d~lba~iig ~ “:‘-

Controls$ettiqg Guide
DryerExhaust

Energy-SavingTips 9 TimedDrying
KnitsDryingTips 5-7,11

LintFilter 9,13 Warranty BackCover
Loading

ModelandSerialNumbers

.5 RepairService
13 .

6,7

13

4,9

2

ProblemSolver 10-12

SafetyInstructions
Sorting

StoringDryer

UserMaintenanceInstructions 13

15

2-4

4,8

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5

Beforeusingyourdryer9

readtllk book

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperateand
maintainyournewdryerproperly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliaces
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

IfyQu received a
dmaged &yere oe
tiediately contactthe deder

(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
dryer.

save the ad money.
Beforeyourequest service.00

checktheProblemSolveron
pages1O-U.Itlistscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.

Carefully.

ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter”

800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.

ParaobtenerIaversi6nen
espafioldeestemanual,
namea
GEAnswerCenter~
serviciodeiriformaci6n
parael consumidor,
te16fono800.626.2000.

Read al~imtruetiom
before wingthk

appliance.

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TheCaliforniaSafeDriting
WaterandToxicEnforcementAct
requirestheGovernorofCalifornia
topublisha listofsubstances
bown to thestatetocausecancer
andrequiresbusinessesto warn
customersofpotentialexposure
tosuchsubstances.

Gasappliancescancauseminor
exposuretothreeofthesesubstices,

namelybenzene,formaldehydeand

soot,causedprimarilybythe
incompletecombustionofnatural
gasor LPfuels.Properlyadjusted
dryerswfllminimizeincomplete
combustion.Exposureto these
substancescanbeminimized
firther byproperlyventingtie
dryerstotheoutdoors.

W~i& ~~~~ ~~~mO~~I
and serial numbers.

You’llfindthem on a labelonthe
frontofthedryerbehindthedoor.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthat camewith
yourdryer.Beforesendingin this
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

ModelNumber

SeriaiNumber

Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourdryer.

4.11tir~in~instructiontermsin thisbookconformtotheCareLabeling
I<~Jle;sta.~lished‘bythe.FederalTradeCommission,January1984.

w~GTo reducethe risk

I

@~~ethis applianceOtiyforiti

intendedpur~se asdescribedin
this Use andCare Book.

@This &yer must be properly

imtilled and located
accordancetith theInsmIiation
Imtructions beforeit isused. If
youdidnotreceiveanInstallation
Instructionssheetwithyourdryer,
youcanobtainonebycontacting
tie servicelocationnearestyou.

in

2

Q~onot wash or dry atiieles

thathavebeenCleaMedin,Wwhed

in,soakedin?or spottedwith

CombwtibleorexplosiveSubswca

(suchasgasoline,degreasem,
@elm
whichmay
Coddi@k or qlode. h

or storesuchSUbshnceson/or

aroundyourwasherand/or &yer

during

~Anyarticleonwhichyouhave
usedacleaningsolvent,orwhich
containsflammablematerials
(suchascleaningcloths,mops,
towelsusedinbeautysalons,
restaurantsorbarbershops,etc.)
mustnotbeplacedinorneartie
dryeruntilalltracesofthese
flammableliquidsor solidsand
theirfumeshavebeenremoved.
Therearemanyhigtiyflammable
itemsusedinhomessuchas:
acetone,denaturedalcohol,
gasoline,kerosene,somehousehold
cleaners,somespotremovers,
tu~entines,waxes,waxremovers
andproductscontainingpetroleum
distillates.

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loadtopreventlintacemulation

insidethe dryer or in theroom.

~mOPEMTE~m

DO

so~vents,kerwen$?,etc.)

giveOffvaporsthat

notw

operation.

DRmRWITHOUTTmLINT
FILTERmPLACE.

@Keepareaarowndand
underneath

from theaccumulationof
Combustiblematerials9suchas
lint, paper, rags, chemicals,etc.

@Donotstoreitemsthatmayburn
ormelt(s~~chasclothing,paper
material,plasticsorplastic
containers,etc.)ontopofthe dryer
duringoperation.

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and theexhaust duet Connection

inside the dryer shouldbe cleaned
periodicallybyaqualified
individual.

yourappliancefree

Tomini~ni~ethepossibility

injury.

Of

Neverreachintothe dger while

~

the*k

unloadingor addingcIothes9
untilthedrumhasConlpleteny

stopped.

@close Supervisionisneeessary

tmapplimeeiswed byor near

U
CbiltieneDo

play inside, 011or withthis

mofigeBeforeloaa~

wait

notallowchildrento

apptianeeor any&sCarded

appliance.Dispose

ofdscarded

apptimcaad stipp@ or ~’cmg

materials properly.Before

tiseardng a dryer,or

from

service, removethedoorof

the drying Compartment.

@Keepdl laundryaids(such
asdetergents,bleaches,fabric
sofieners,etc.)outofthe reachof
children,preferablyin a locked
cabinet.Observeallwarningson
containerlabelsto avoidpersonal
injury.

@Keeptheflooraroundyour

appliancescleananddrytoreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.

@Donotdry fiberglassarticlesin
yourdryer.Skinirritationcould

resultfromtheremainingglass
patiiclesthatmaybepickedup
byclothingduringsubsequent

dryeruses.

~ Thelaundryprocessca reduce
theflameretardancyoffabrics.To
avoidsucha result, thegarment
manufac~rer’scareinstructions

shouldbefollowedverycarefully.

@Neverclimbonorstandonthe
dryertopordoor.

@Donot @roperwith Controls.

@Tominimizethepossibility

ofelectricshock,unplugthis

appliancefromtie powersupply

beforeattemptinganymaintenance

or cleaning(excepttheremovaland

cleaningofthelintfilter).N~E:

firnin~the CycleSeIectorknob

toanOFFpositiondoesN~

disconnecttheappliancefrom

tile powersupply.

removing

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Drver”aDDE@dfabric

Serviceorperformanceproblems

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PERM PRESS

MEDIUM HEAT

Fabric

Cere

Selections

had YourDryer moperiy

~ Cleanthe lint filtereachtimethe
dryerisused.Alwaysbe surethe

Iiitfilter isinplacti Don’tusethe

dryerwithoutit.
~ Goodsortingforthedryerbegins

atthewasher.Generally,if clothes
are sotiedrightforwashing,they’re
sortedrightfor drying.Seepage8
forsortinghelp.(Ifyoudo mix
varioustypesoffabricsinyour
load, setthecontrolsforthe
lighter-weightfabricsandremove
whendry.Resetcontrolsforthe
remainingheavierfab~ics.)

set the controls cyclesetting.Theselectormaybe
Seetk~eControls SettingGuide

onpages6 and7.

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Kti(~KH\~TES

FLUFF

NO HEAT

@ FabricCareSelections

Pusha buttonto selecttheproperheatforyourload.

FabricCare
Selections

cottons

Automatic

RegularCycle

HighHeat
PermPwss

MediumHeat
Knits/Delicates

LowHeat
Fiuti

NoHeat

a TurnCycIeSelectortodesired

turnedineitherdirection. duringoperationstopstie dryer.

Shouldbeusedwithcyclesindicated@

Automatic,

PermPressand

KnitsCycle

@

e
e

@ PressPUSH~ STARTbutton

to startd~er. (Openingtie door
Tore-stafi,closethedoorand

pressthe STARTbutton.)

Timed

cycle

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‘-Dryness selwtions guide forthe automaticcycles

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setto

L&S:

Middle

Position ‘:’

L~,:

set

toward
MORE DRY

set

toward
LESSDRY

PolyesterW@&
Permanent

&yhg tips

@DON~ OVERLOAD—
Garmentsbeingdriedor
dewritied shouldtumblefreely.

~WMOVE CL~HES
PROM~LY—Tohelpprevent
writiing, removefromthedryer

– promptlyattheendofthedrying

~cles.

—

*PLACEONHANGERS—
PermanentPressandPolyester
=it garmentslookbestifplaced
onhangersafierdrying.

mess

usFormostnormailoads.

e Forloadsthat include heavyweight fabrics.
o Ifyoudesire

@Forlightweightfabricloads.
~ifyoudesiretoremovelessmoisture.
@Forverysmallloads.

matis thedfference

betweenAutomatic&
Wed &@ng?

AutomaticDr@ng

Men usingtheAU~MATIC
~cles, theAutomtic Dry Control
systemcontinuallysensesthe
temperatureoftheair in thedryer
drum.Wetlaundrykeepsthisair
cool.Whenlaundryisdryenough
(andthedrumairwarmenough)
theheatturnsoff.men theair
cools,theheatturnsbackon. This
offandon cyclingmayhappena
numberoftimes(dependingonthe
fabric,loadstie, andCycle
Selectorsetting).TheCycle
Selectoradvances(whentheheatis
of~ untilitautomaticallyturnsoff
dryer.

toremovemoremoisture.

mmed Drying
WhenusingtheTIMEDCYCLE,
youselectthenumberofminutes
youwishthe dryertorun andit
turnsoffattheendofthistime
period.

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